At Your Service, AAHOA

I am thrilled to announce that Folio is the official Technology Partner of the New AAHOA Marketplace. AAHOA boasts over 20,000 hotel members who own 60% of the hotels in the United States. Starting in September, all AAHOA members will have free access to Folio’s technology through the New AAHOA Marketplace.

You may be familiar with Folio’s highly customizable enterprise product that allows dozens of buyers at large hotel enterprises and luxury independent hotels to juggle hundreds (if not thousands!) of vendors. Folio helps these large businesses centralize purchasing and payment into one system and cut administrative overhead—turning cost centers into revenue centers. At Folio, we are passionate about supporting all hospitality professionals—from the owner-operator to the multi-property buyer. By building the New AAHOA Marketplace, we can meet more hospitality experts, exactly where they are. 

For sole proprietors, it’s about nailing the basics: an easier way to buy and earn. When you own and operate, every dollar and every minute dictates the way you spend your day. The more time you’re bogged down in paper invoices, the less time you have to care for your customers and unlock new revenue streams. So we teamed up with AAHOA and Avendra International, a leading strategic procurement and supply chain partner, to supercharge the existing “AAHOA marketplace.” The product is turnkey with self-sign up and has AI-powered invoice processing and payments built in. And it’s free for AAHOA members to get started.

I’ve had the privilege of getting to know AAHOA leadership and the member community over the last year and I’ve been blown away by how actively they support the organization and one another. They are entrepreneurs (we have that in common!) and they are constantly navigating the headwinds of operating a small business while the market and technology shifts. Many AAHOA owners I talked to are aware that their systems aren’t the most efficient and they hope to streamline operations as a new family generation takes more of a role in the business. But switching costs have always seemed high and the tech options too confusing. The New AAHOA Marketplace solves this—one smart tool that is customized for their needs. Starting in September AAHOA members get: 

Easier buying: Folio’s enhanced usability makes it easier for members re-stock or shop across suppliers, all in one place

• Mobile optimization: Folio’s technology makes the Marketplace easy to use on the go. Members can buy, track and manage orders, right from their phone 

• Rewards: Members can opt in to get cash back from qualified purchases and streamline billing with Folio Pay 

• Faster accounting: Members can save up to 40 hrs/week on reconciliation and spend categorization, supercharged by Folio AI

We can’t wait to see the magic that AAHOA members create with our technology through the New AAHOA Marketplace. Our collaboration kicks off at the AAHOACON26 conference in Philadelphia today! Come say hi and get a sneak peek at booth #2032!

Can’t make the conference? Sign up here to get a personalized onboarding session when the AAHOA Folio offering launches in September.